 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intersect \In'ter*sect"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Intersected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intersecting}.] [L. intersectus, p. p. of intersecare to intersect; inter + secare to cut. See {Section}.] To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each other at the center.
Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. --Cowper.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intersect \In'ter*sect"\, verb (used without an object) To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as, the point where two lines intersect.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
intersect
verb: meet at a point [syn: {cross}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "intersect": accord, agree, answer to, approach, assent, assort with, bar, be consistent, be of one, be uniform with, bisect, center, centralize, check, chime, close, close in, close up, close with, cohere, coincide, come together, concenter, concentralize, concentrate, concur, conform, conform with, consist with, converge, cooperate, correspond, crisscross, cross, crossbar, crosscut, cruciate, cut across, decussate, dovetail, fall in together, fall in with, fit together, funnel, go together, go with, hang together, harmonize, hit, hold together, intercross, interlock, jibe, lie across, lock, match, meet, narrow the gap, nip, overlap, parallel, pinch, register, register with, respond to, run together, sing in chorus, sort with, square, square with, stand together, tally, taper, transverse, traverse, unite
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |